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Jimmy Anderson deserves our respect and appreciation!


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People here often deride Jimmy Anderson for being a home bully and being absolutely useless abroad

 

but this Ashes, at the age of almost 36, the old master has taken 15 wickets so far at an average of 24 on pitches that can only be termed as absolute bonafide roads.

 

just because he is an absolute legend in English conditions shouldn't take away from the fact that he is a good bowler overall and would walk into most sides 

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He will never get respect here because of his antics/smugness plus the innumerable whippings he has handed over to our batsmen over the years, including making SRT and Kohli his customers. But he is a legit ATG, a superior version of Zak who himself is a legit Indian ATG.

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15 minutes ago, Gollum said:

He will never get respect here because of his antics/smugness plus the innumerable whippings he has handed over to our batsmen over the years, including making SRT and Kohli his customers. But he is a legit ATG, a superior version of Zak who himself is a legit Indian ATG.

Don't know about Kohli but SRT he worked out both in England AND India

 

that alone is some achievement!

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He will never get respect here because of his antics/smugness plus the innumerable whippings he has handed over to our batsmen over the years, including making SRT and Kohli his customers. But he is a legit ATG, a superior version of Zak who himself is a legit Indian ATG.
Superior version of Zaheer??...lol..you are kidding me...
Had Zaheer stayed fit and played in little seamer friendly conditions, he could have been an ATG...

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3 hours ago, gakgupta said:

Superior version of Zaheer??...lol..you are kidding me...
Had Zaheer stayed fit and played in little seamer friendly conditions, he could have been an ATG...

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Had, if, but.... doesn't count. Besides Zak didn't exactly set the world on fire in seamer friendly conditions except a 3-4 year period. Anderson is a superior version of Zak. 

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Incredible endurance:

 

Few would blame James Anderson if he was feeling a little weary. With the last delivery of his 17th over in New Zealand's second innings in Christchurch he had bowled more deliveries in Test cricket than any another pace bowler: 30,020.

The previous record belonged to another fast bowler of great longevity, Courtney Walsh, and now ahead of Anderson are three of the greatest ever spinners: Shane Warne, Anil Kumble and Muttiah Muralitharan

 

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23007257/anderson-hard-yards-set-new-record

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3 minutes ago, Rightarmfast said:

Absolutely cant stand clouderson. He is no ATG. He is an average and at times above average bowler. He would be biting the dust had he been bowling in India his own life.

Why does 526 test wickets not make him an all time great?

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10 minutes ago, Rightarmfast said:

Absolutely cant stand clouderson. He is no ATG. He is an average and at times above average bowler. He would be biting the dust had he been bowling in India his own life.

U cant extrapolate this way. Maybe he'd be a great reverse swing bowler if he learnt th tricks of the trade in India. 

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